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Tumor-Like Lesions Inflammatory and Reparative Lesions Granulomatous Peritonitis ( Figs. 20.1–20.2 ) ▪ Granulomatous peritonitis, which can be caused by a variety of infectious and noninfectious agents, can result in…

Endometrioid Epithelial Tumors General features ■ Most endometrioid tumors are epithelial and account for about 3% of all ovarian tumors. Endometrioid carcinomas account for 10–15% of ovarian carcinomas and at…

Endometrial Hyperplasia Classification ▪ The 2014 WHO/ISGyP simplified the classification of hyperplasias to: • Hyperplasia without atypia. • Atypical hyperplasia (AH). Atypia refers only to cellular atypia. • The traditional…

Keyeordstumor-like lesions of the fallopian tube, inflammatory lesions of the fallopian tube, tubal epithelial hyperplasia, pregnancy-related changes in the fallopian tube, tubal metaplasias and ectopias, benign and borderline epithelial tumors…

Preinvasive Glandular Lesions and Early Invasive Adenocarcinomas Adenocarcinoma in situ Clinical features ■ Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), like its invasive counterpart, has increased in incidence over the past 30 years….

Small Cell Carcinoma of Hypercalcemic Type Clinical features ▪ This tumor (SCCH) is the most common undifferentiated ovarian carcinoma in women <40 years of age. The age range has been…

Follicular Lesions Follicle Cyst Clinical features ■ Solitary follicle cysts (FCs) are most common in nonpregnant women of reproductive age, particularly around the menarche and menopause and are likely due…

Trophoblastic Lesions ■ The WHO classification of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) and the TNM and FIGO classifications of gestational trophoblastic tumors are presented in Tables 10.1–10.4 . Table 10.1 Types…

▪ Various non-neoplastic endometrial lesions, as well as normal and artifactual findings, can be problematic for the pathologist, especially their distinction from precancerous endometrial lesions and carcinomas. ▪ Table 7.1…